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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mary Grey in 1559?

2. When does Ned go to ask Katherine's mother if they can marry?

3. Who was Frances Grey's mother?

4. On February 9, 1554, how many days has Jane been given to talk of holy things?

5. By what date has Ned Seymour's father been executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jane dressed for her wedding?

2. Why is Jane's mother furious when King Edward names his heir?

3. How does Jane go to her execution?

4. One afternoon why does Mary Sidney come for Jane?

5. What does Princess Mary do when she learns that Jane has been crowned queen?

6. What happens when Queen Mary appears to be pregnant?

7. Why is it a problem that there be a Tudor son to succeed King Edward?

8. What relationship seems to be between Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley in the summer of 1559?

9. After Mary is declared queen, who are the only women who remain with Jane?

10. Why does Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset visit Jane's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katherine struggles with religion. What religion was Katherine raised to follow? How and why does she have to convert to Catholicism? Why does she struggle with religion?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Last Tudor? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Gregory uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Gregory uses in The Last Tudor How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

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